2026 Upcoming meetings

January 17 - Everyone's UFO's

February 21 - Everyone's Favorite Notions

March 21 - TBD 

April 18 - TBD 

May 16 - TBD

June 20 - TBD

July 18 - TBD

August 15 - TBD

September 19 - TBD

October 17 - TBD

November 21 - TBD

December 19 - Christmas Party

January Birthdays

Happy January birthday to Joan.  Hope it was a good one!

Meeting Minutes

Present for the December meeting were Mary, Ann C., Jude, Barbara, Andrea, Peggy, Julie W., Leslie, and Ann R.  Andrea was our name tag winner.

Show and Tell 

Leslie brought a vintage doll that appeared to have a Bye-Lo Baby face.  A sweet doll, Leslie.

Leslie's Vintage Doll

Leslie's Vintage Doll

Business

Since this meeting was our annual Christmas Party, we only briefly talked business.  We will need to get ideas for programs for the upcoming year.  For January it was suggested we bring UFO's we want to actually finish in this next year.  In February, our president will not be here so the group will bring their favorite notions to tell us about.

In review of our November Show and Sale it was noted there were about 95 challenge votes indicating at least that many visitors came. 

Attendees brought tasty foods that we ate as we talked about "business".  Then it was time to start collecting ideas for the 2026 Challenge Doll. Categories included:  food, male doll, doll with attitude, Commedia Del Arte, Art Deco, doll based on the game of Clue, Magical Beings.  As it was narrowed down the final winning category was a food doll.  More details on that will come in the upcoming meetings.

The Final vote

As we continued eating, we started opening our gift exchange.

Andrea received a little fairy doll made by Barbara.

Andrea and her fairy doll

Leslie received a box of wonderful fabric and trims from Ann C.

Leslie's gift box

Jude received a cute little fairy angel from Peggy

Jude's fairy

Barbara received some handy zipper pouches from Jude.

Barbara's zipper pouches

Ann C. received a little angel doll from Julie W.

Ann C.s angel doll

Peggy received a set of beautiful pillow covers from Leslie.

Peggy's pillow cover

Ann R. received a sweet little doll from Andrea.

Ann R. and her doll gift

Julie W. received a beautiful bracelet and earrings from Ann C.

Julie's Jewelry

Next Meeting

Our next meeting is January 17, 2026, at the Irvington Branch Library at 10:00 a.m.  Our meeting room is on the right upon entering the library.  This will be a planning meeting for the programs for 2026.  We will also confirm officers for 2026. 

10 South Audubon Road

Indianapolis, IN 46219

Future Events

February 13-15 Danville retreat weekend

April 11-12, 2026 - Wise Woman/Goblin doll class with Amy Felske

Check list for January meeting

Nametag

Show and Tell

Dues for 2026

Ideas for programs for 2026

Your UFO you want to finish

December 2025 Newsletter

 

 2025 Upcoming meetings

 December 20 - Christmas Party

December Birthdays

Celebrating birthdays this wintery month are Sue, Leslie, Ann C., Pat, and Jude.  Hope you all haven't been snowed in on your birthday!

Meeting Minutes

There was no official meeting in November as it was our Annual Art Doll Show and Holiday Fair.  Present for this event were Jude, Andrea, Leslie, Barb, Anita, Deb, Maggie, Peggy, Ann C., Katie, Jean Ann, Ann R. and Julie W.  What a fantastic event this was!  So many fabulous dolls and visitors to see them.  Members had set up their sales tables with many excellent handmade items.

Here are some pictures for all to see.

Our Challenge this year was to create a doll Character from a Book, Movie, or Play. Deb was our winner with her "Sandman".  Congratulations, Deb!  Great job!!!

Deb's Sandman

Barbara was our People's Choice winner with her "Calypso".  Congratulations. Barbara!  She is GEORGIOUS!!!

Barb's "Calypso"

Displays

Sales Tables

Katie

Maggie

Peggy

Deb

Barbara

Jude

Andrea

Ann C.

Challenge Entries

Anita's "Revered Mother Jessica"

Ann C.s "Walt Longmire"

Deb's "Sandman" 1st Place

Barb's "Marley" 2nd Place

Andrea's "Poppet and Widget" 3rd Place

Next Meeting

Our next meeting is Saturday December 20, 2025, at the Irvington Branch Library at 10:00 a.m.  Our meeting room is on the right upon entering the library.  

10 South Audubon Road

Indianapolis, IN 46219

This will be our annual Christmas Party.  We are having a pitch in brunch.  There will be a gift exchange for those who wish to participate.  The gift should be a handmade item.  We will be deciding on the theme for next year's challenge doll, so members are encouraged to bring ideas for the challenge.  

Future Events

April 11-12, 2026 - Wise Woman/Goblin workshop with Amy Felske

Check list for December meeting

Nametag

Food

Show and Tell

Ideas for next year's challenge

November 2025 Newsletter

 2025 Upcoming meetings

   

 November 15 - Annual Show and Sale

December 20 - Christmas Party

November Birthdays

Happy Birthday, Maggie!  Have a fabulous day!

Meeting Minutes

Present for the October meeting were Deb, Julie G., Ann C., Anita, Mary, Leslie, Julie W., Katie, Jude, and Andrea.  Andrea was our nametag winner.

Show and Tell

Leslie has been busy finishing up some old projects including this one for her granddaughter, an alien soft sculpture with an overlay painted with acrylic paint.  She also shared a purchased doll she found at an antique shop made by an unknown doll artist.

Leslie's Alien

Leslie's example of cloth overlay.

Leslie's purchased doll

Sandman to be entered in this year's challenge 

Challenge doll in progress

Challenge doll

Business

Leslie shared information about the recent doll luncheon she attended.  It sounded amazing!

Plans for our Christmas Party are in the making.  Sue and Virginia are in charge of games and entertainment so we know it will be a fun day.  There will be a gift exchange for those who wish to participate.  Gifts should be home made.  There is no theme this year.  We will have a pitch-in brunch.  An email will be sent out a few weeks prior for people to sign up with what they will bring.

Program

Planning for the upcoming Annual Show and Sale on Saturday, November 15 was the topic for the day.   It will take place form 9:00 a.m. - 3 p.m.  Signs will be put up advertising our big day.  Ann C., Andrea and Katie will make sure they are in place.  Thank you all for doing this!  Ann C. has made a flyer for this year's show.

Signups for sales tables are in progress.  If you have not signed up for a table, but wish to have one, let Jude know.  We will have several tables for displaying dolls we have made.  There will be one for challenge dolls (Visitors will vote on these), one for Barbara's Beast class, one for other dolls members have made.

Set up for the show will be on Friday, November 14 from 2-4 p.m.

Next Meeting

There will not be an official meeting in November as this is our Show and Sale Day.  The next regular meeting will be our Christmas Party on December 20 at the Irvington Branch Library at 10:00 a.m.  Our meeting room is on the right upon entering the library.  

10 South Audubon Road

Indianapolis, IN 46219

Future Events

November 15, 2025 - Annual Art Doll Show and Holiday Fair

held at the

 Irvington United Methodist Church

 30 N. Audubon Rd. Indianapolis, IN 46219 

October 2025 Newsletter

2025 Upcoming meetings

October 18 - Challenge Dolls and Show planning    

November 15 - Annual Show and Sale

December 20 - Christmas Party

October Birthdays

Happy Birthday, Barbara!  Have a dolly good day!

Meeting Minutes

Present for the September meeting were Deb, Mary, Julie W., Virginia, Jude, Sue, Ann C., Julie G., and Andrea.  Virginia was our name tag winner!

Show and Tell

Deb completed a felt hand embroidery project she started when Kathryn presented a program about this a few months ago.  Very nice, Deb!  

Deb's felt embroidery project

Mary shared that she sold a painting she had done at a recent Eskenazi Hospital Art Show. We are so happy for you, Mary!

Andrea brought a work in progress, a miniature wood jointed doll she is carving out of bass wood.  Amazing work, Andrea!

Andrea's Miniature carved jointed wooden doll in progress.

Business

The Party Planning committee is thinking up fun things to do at the Christmas Party. We will have a brunch; there will be games and prizes!   An email signup list will be sent out after the November Show and Sale for who is bringing what foods to eat.

 We are gearing up for the annual Show and Sale taking place on Saturday, November 15, 2025.  Ann has signs and will need help "planting" them a week or so before that Saturday.  There are some guidelines for sales tables and that information will be emailed to our members.  Set up for the Show and Sale will be on Friday November 14 from 2-4 p.m.  or can be right before the show starts on Saturday at 9:00 a.m.

For those who wish to exhibit at the SullivanMunce art museum in Zionsville next year, you need to send your artist statement and 5 photos for examples of your work to Andrea as this will be a juried exhibit.

Program

Sue presented a fantastic program on how she makes doll armor.  She brought her prize-winning doll at the Ohio State Fair for an example. After giving some history about armor, she showed us how she made a pattern and then cut the pieces from craft foam. The pieces are then put together and painted and embellished.  An excellent program, Sue, full of information and ideas.  Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

   

Next Meeting

Our next meeting is Saturday October 18, 2025, at the Irvington Branch Library at 10:00 a.m.  Our meeting room is on the right upon entering the library.  

10 South Audubon Road

Indianapolis, IN 46219

We will be sharing our entries for this year's challenge at the Show and Sale:  a Character from a book, movie, or play. Final plans for the Show and Sale will be discussed.

Future Events

October 18 - Challenge Dolls due (character from book, movie, or play)

November 15, 2025 - Annual Art Doll Show and Holiday Fair

Check list for October meeting

Nametag

Challenge Doll Entry

Show and Tell